The FA Cup 1965β66 is the 85th season of the world's oldest
football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or
FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the
English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to the first round proper.
1st qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Arnold
1β1
Matlock Town
2
Ashington
3β1
West Auckland Town
3
Ashton United
2β4
St Helens Town
4
Aylesbury United
3β3
Huntley & Palmers
5
Banbury United
2β0
Chesham United
6
Basingstoke Town
6β0
Littlehampton Town
7
Belper Town
1β1
Buxton
8
Bexley United
6β2
Chatham Town
9
Billingham Synthonia
1β2
Whitby Town
10
Bilston
2β1
Rugby Town
11
Bishop Auckland
5β1
South Bank
12
Bishop's Stortford
1β1
Stevenage Town
13
Bletchley Town
3β2
Vauxhall Motors
14
Blyth Spartans
4β3
Ryhope Colliery Welfare
15
Boldon Colliery Welfare
2β1
Tow Law Town
16
Brentwood Town
0β2
Tilbury
17
Bridgwater Town
1β0
Taunton
18
Bridlington Trinity
3β2
Selby Town
19
Brierley Hill Alliance
1β1
Hednesford Town
20
Bromley
3β2
Erith & Belvedere
21
Burton Albion
1β0
Loughborough United
22
Cambridge City
8β1
Soham Town Rangers
23
Canterbury City
2β1
Ramsgate Athletic
24
Chatteris Town
2β3
Ely City
25
Chichester City
3β6
Cowes
26
Chippenham Town
5β1
Melksham Town
27
Chorley
6β0
Nelson
28
Cinderford Town
1β1
Merthyr Tydfil
29
Clapton
0β9
Leytonstone
30
Clitheroe
2β0
Lancaster City
31
Consett
7β0
Murton Colliery Welfare
32
Crawley Town
3β0
Haywards Heath
33
Cray Wanderers
0β1
Sheppey United
34
Dagenham
2β2
Ford United
35
Deal Town
2β2
Dover
36
Desborough Town
3β0
St Neots Town
37
Dorking
1β1
Walton & Hersham
38
Droylsden
3β3
Marine
39
Dudley Town
0β0
Wellington Town
40
Dulwich Hamlet
3β2
Tooting & Mitcham United
41
Durham City
0β8
Willington
42
Eastbourne
1β4
Tonbridge
43
Eastbourne United
0β4
Hastings United
44
Ellesmere Port Town
3β1
Runcorn
45
Eynesbury Rovers
0β2
Rothwell Town
46
Fareham Town
7β3
Alton Town
47
Farsley Celtic
0β1
Harrogate Town
48
Ferryhill Athletic
1β3
Stanley United
49
Folkestone
2β1
Margate
50
Gainsborough Trinity
1β0
Retford Town
51
Glastonbury
0β1
Frome Town
52
Gloucester City
1β0
Llanelli
53
Goole Town
4β2
Mexborough Town
54
Grantham
3β0
Spalding United
55
Grays Athletic
1β0
Hornchurch
56
Great Harwood
1β4
Hyde United
57
Great Yarmouth Town
6β4
Gorleston
58
Gresley Rovers
0β2
Ilkeston Town
59
Guildford City
3β2
Kingstonian
60
Harlow Town
3β1
Harrow Town
61
Harwich & Parkeston
2β2
Clacton Town
62
Hayes
1β2
Windsor & Eton
63
Heanor Town
5β3
Alfreton Town
64
Hemel Hempstead
6β0
Abingdon Town
65
Hertford Town
1β2
Wealdstone
66
Hillingdon Borough
1β2
Corinthian Casuals
67
Hitchin Town
4β1
Letchworth Town
68
Holbeach United
2β0
Louth United
69
Holyhead Town
0β2
New Brighton
70
Horsham
2β2
Sutton United
71
Horwich R M I
2β1
Burscough
72
Hounslow
2β3
Southall
73
Ilford
2β4
Barking
74
Kidderminster Harriers
3β0
Redditch
75
Lancing
3β1
Lewes
76
Leatherhead
3β3
Chertsey Town
77
Leyton
3β2
Woodford Town
78
Lockheed Leamington
3β1
Nuneaton Borough
79
Long Eaton United
7β2
Atherstone Town
80
Lovells Athletic
6β1
Barry Town
81
Lowestoft Town
10β2
Thetford Town
82
Lytham
2β0
Bacup Borough
83
Macclesfield
7β0
Winsford United
84
Maidstone United
4β0
Bexhill Town
85
March Town United
1β2
Bury Town
86
Marlow
0β4
Metropolitan Police
87
Milnthorpe Corinthians
1β7
Fleetwood
88
Morecambe
2β0
Penrith
89
Mossley
1β4
Northwich Victoria
90
Newport I O W
2β1
Bognor Regis Town
91
Norton Woodseats
0β3
Frickley Colliery
92
Ossett Albion
0β0
Bridlington Town
93
Oswestry Town
6β0
Congleton Town
94
Oxford City
5β2
Maidenhead United
95
Poole Town
3β2
Bridport
96
Portland United
4β1
Dorchester Town
97
Prescot Town
1β2
Altrincham
98
Redhill
2β2
Carshalton Athletic
99
Rhyl
1β1
Borough United
100
Rossendale United
3β2
Darwen
101
Ruislip Manor
1β5
Rainham Town
102
Rushden Town
4β4
Bourne Town
103
Salisbury
4β0
Newbury Town
104
Shildon
0β4
Horden Colliery Welfare
105
Sittingbourne
9β0
Faversham Town
106
Skegness Town
3β2
Boston United
107
Skelmersdale United
2β2
Leyland Motors
108
Slough Town
5β3
Wembley
109
Spennymoor United
2β0
North Shields
110
St Albans City
3β0
Dunstable Town
111
Stafford Rangers
1β1
Bromsgrove Rovers
112
Stamford
0β1
Boston
113
Stocksbridge Works
1β4
Denaby United
114
Stockton
3β0
Evenwood Town
115
Stonehouse
2β1
Abergavenny Thursdays
116
Stork
0β2
Colwyn Bay United
117
Stourbridge
8β0
Bedworth Town
118
Sudbury Town
3β0
Haverhill Rovers
119
Sutton Town
2β2
Worksop Town
120
Tamworth
1β1
Hinckley Athletic
121
Tunbridge Wells Rangers
4β1
Ashford Town (Kent)
122
Uxbridge
1β7
Finchley
123
Walthamstow Avenue
4β0
Aveley
124
Ware
3β1
Cheshunt
125
Warminster Town
0β4
Andover
126
Wellingborough Town
3β0
Biggleswade & District
127
Westbury United
1β3
Trowbridge Town
128
Weston Super Mare
2β1
Minehead
129
Whitley Bay
11β0
Annfield Plain
130
Whitstable
1β3
Herne Bay
131
Wisbech Town
5β1
Newmarket Town
132
Witton Albion
4β0
Stalybridge Celtic
133
Woking
9β0
Addlestone
134
Wokingham Town
6β0
Bracknell Town
135
Wolverton Town & B R
2β2
Amersham Town
136
Worcester City
4β2
Lower Gornal Athletic
137
Yorkshire Amateur
2β4
Hull Brunswick
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Matlock Town
2β2
Arnold (Abandoned in extra time)
4
Huntley & Palmers
1β0
Aylesbury United
7
Buxton
6β3
Belper Town
12
Stevenage Town
2β0
Bishop's Stortford
19
Hednesford Town
1β3
Brierley Hill Alliance
28
Merthyr Tydfil
4β0
Cinderford Town
34
Ford United
1β2
Dagenham
35
Dover
3β0
Deal Town
37
Walton & Hersham
4β1
Dorking
38
Marine
1β0
Droylsden
39
Wellington Town
1β2
Dudley Town
61
Clacton Town
0β5
Harwich & Parkeston
70
Sutton United
3β2
Horsham
76
Chertsey Town
2β5
Leatherhead
92
Bridlington Town
1β2
Ossett Albion
98
Carshalton Athletic
3β0
Redhill
99
Borough United
1β0
Rhyl
102
Bourne Town
4β1
Rushden Town
107
Leyland Motors
1β2
Skelmersdale United
111
Bromsgrove Rovers
1β2
Stafford Rangers
119
Worksop Town
6β2
Sutton Town
120
Hinckley Athletic
4β2
Tamworth
135
Amersham Town
0β2
Wolverton Town & B R
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Arnold
1β2
Matlock Town
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Altrincham
4β0
Marine
2
Andover
0β3
Salisbury
3
Barking
0β1
Grays Athletic
4
Basingstoke Town
0β2
Fareham Town
5
Bideford
2β2
Barnstaple Town
6
Bilston
0β1
Stourbridge
7
Bletchley Town
2β1
Wolverton Town & B R
8
Blyth Spartans
0β2
Horden Colliery Welfare
9
Boldon Colliery Welfare
1β1
Consett
10
Borough United
3β0
New Brighton
11
Bourne Town
3β1
Rothwell Town
12
Bridlington Trinity
6β0
Hull Brunswick
13
Bromley
0β2
Sittingbourne
14
Burton Albion
8β1
Hinckley Athletic
15
Bury Town
5β0
Ely City
16
Cambridge City
1β1
Wisbech Town
17
Canterbury City
1β0
Herne Bay
18
Cheltenham Town
4β1
Chippenham Town
19
Chorley
1β1
Rossendale United
20
Clitheroe
2β1
Morecambe
21
Cowes
3β3
Newport I O W
22
Desborough Town
1β2
Wellingborough Town
23
Devizes Town
3β2
Trowbridge Town
24
Dudley Town
0β3
Worcester City
25
Dulwich Hamlet
1β2
Wokingham Town
26
Ellesmere Port Town
1β2
Colwyn Bay United
27
Finchley
2β2
Southall
28
Folkestone
1β1
Dover
29
Frickley Colliery
1β3
Goole Town
30
Frome Town
1β1
Bridgwater Town
31
Gainsborough Trinity
4β1
Denaby United
32
Grantham
7β0
Boston
33
Heanor Town
5β1
Buxton
34
Hemel Hempstead
5β1
Banbury United
35
Horwich R M I
3β3
Fleetwood
36
Huntley & Palmers
1β4
Oxford City
37
Lancing
0β2
Carshalton Athletic
38
Leatherhead
2β2
Guildford City
39
Leyton
3β2
Dagenham
40
Leytonstone
5β0
Rainham Town
41
Lockheed Leamington
2β3
Brierley Hill Alliance
42
Long Eaton United
3β2
Ilkeston Town
43
Lovells Athletic
1β2
Gloucester City
44
Lowestoft Town
4β2
Great Yarmouth Town
45
Lytham
1β1
Hyde United
46
Macclesfield
9β0
Witton Albion
47
Maidstone United
1β5
Hastings United
48
Matlock Town
1β3
Worksop Town
49
Merthyr Tydfil
6β2
Stonehouse
50
Ossett Albion
1β1
Harrogate Town
51
Oswestry Town
3β1
Northwich Victoria
52
Poole Town
0β2
Portland United
53
Sheppey United
1β3
Bexley United
54
Skegness Town
2β2
Holbeach United
55
Slough Town
0β1
Metropolitan Police
56
Spennymoor United
0β0
Bishop Auckland
57
St Albans City
2β0
Hitchin Town
58
St Blazey
4β1
Falmouth Town
59
St Helens Town
0β3
Skelmersdale United
60
Stafford Rangers
0β2
Kidderminster Harriers
61
Stanley United
2β2
Whitley Bay
62
Stevenage Town
1β1
Ware
63
Stockton
3β1
Ashington
64
Sudbury Town
1β2
Harwich & Parkeston
65
Sutton United
0β1
Crawley Town
66
Tilbury
0β0
Walthamstow Avenue
67
Tonbridge
4β1
Tunbridge Wells Rangers
68
Walton & Hersham
0β4
Woking
69
Wealdstone
5β1
Harlow Town
70
Welton Rovers
1β1
Weston Super Mare
71
Willington
1β2
Whitby Town
72
Windsor & Eton
0β6
Corinthian Casuals
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
5
Barnstaple Town
2β2
Bideford
9
Consett
5β0
Boldon Colliery Welfare
16
Wisbech Town
1β0
Cambridge City
19
Rossendale United
0β3
Chorley
21
Newport I O W
0β3
Cowes
27
Southall
2β1
Finchley
28
Dover
2β3
Folkestone
30
Bridgwater Town
0β1
Frome Town
35
Fleetwood
2β1
Horwich R M I
38
Guildford City
3β0
Leatherhead
45
Hyde United
4β0
Lytham
50
Harrogate Town
2β3
Ossett Albion
54
Holbeach United
0β1
Skegness Town
56
Bishop Auckland
1β4
Spennymoor United
61
Whitley Bay
1β0
Stanley United
62
Walthamstow Avenue
5β4
Tilbury
66
Stevenage Town
4β1
Ware
70
Weston Super Mare
0β3
Welton Rovers
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
5
Bideford
4β1
Barnstaple Town (@ Exeter City)
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Altrincham
4β1
Skelmersdale United
2
Bexley United
4β2
Sittingbourne
3
Borough United
1β1
Colwyn Bay United
4
Bourne Town
2β2
Wellingborough Town
5
Brierley Hill Alliance
1β2
Stourbridge
6
Bury Town
0β3
Wisbech Town
7
Consett
2β0
Stockton
8
Crawley Town
3β0
Carshalton Athletic
9
Devizes Town
2β8
Cheltenham Town
10
Fareham Town
4β2
Cowes
11
Fleetwood
3β1
Clitheroe
12
Folkestone
1β0
Canterbury City
13
Gloucester City
1β1
Merthyr Tydfil
14
Goole Town
3β4
Gainsborough Trinity
15
Grays Athletic
1β3
Walthamstow Avenue
16
Guildford City
6β0
Woking
17
Harwich & Parkeston
4β2
Lowestoft Town
18
Hastings United
1β1
Tonbridge
19
Heanor Town
3β2
Worksop Town
20
Hemel Hempstead
0β1
Oxford City
21
Horden Colliery Welfare
1β0
Whitley Bay
22
Hyde United
1β1
Chorley
23
Kidderminster Harriers
2β2
Worcester City
24
Leyton
0β3
Leytonstone
25
Long Eaton United
1β2
Burton Albion
26
Metropolitan Police
3β2
Wokingham Town
27
Ossett Albion
2β0
Bridlington Trinity
28
Oswestry Town
3β2
Macclesfield
29
Salisbury
0β3
Portland United
30
Skegness Town
0β7
Grantham
31
Southall
2β2
Corinthian Casuals
32
St Albans City
0β1
Bletchley Town
33
St Blazey
2β2
Bideford
34
Wealdstone
6β5
Stevenage Town
35
Welton Rovers
4β1
Frome Town
36
Whitby Town
4β3
Spennymoor United
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
3
Colwyn Bay United
2β1
Borough United
4
Wellingborough Town
3β2
Bourne Town
13
Merthyr Tydfil
1β1
Gloucester City
18
Tonbridge
3β1
Hastings United
22
Chorley
4β1
Hyde United
23
Worcester City
1β2
Kidderminster Harriers
31
Corinthian Casuals
3β2
Southall
33
Bideford
3β2
St Blazey
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
13
Gloucester City
0β1
Merthyr Tydfil
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Crook Town, Enfield, Wimbledon, Gateshead, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, King's Lynn, Chelmsford City, Bath City, Kettering Town, Weymouth, Romford, Bedford Town, Cambridge United, Wigan Athletic, Scarborough, Bangor City, Netherfield, Corby Town, Dartford, South Liverpool and Gravesend & Northfleet
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Bangor City
3β3
Altrincham
2
Bath City
3β1
Welton Rovers
3
Burton Albion
3β2
Gainsborough Trinity
4
Cambridge United
1β2
Bedford Town
5
Cheltenham Town
0β1
Hereford United
6
Corby Town
2β1
King's Lynn
7
Enfield
0β3
Corinthian Casuals
8
Fareham Town
0β3
Wimbledon
9
Fleetwood
2β1
Colwyn Bay United
10
Folkestone
4β1
Bexley United
11
Gateshead
3β1
Horden Colliery Welfare
12
Grantham
4β4
Heanor Town
13
Gravesend & Northfleet
1β0
Crawley Town
14
Guildford City
4β0
Bletchley Town
15
Metropolitan Police
2β3
Wycombe Wanderers
16
Oswestry Town
3β4
Kidderminster Harriers
17
Portland United
1β1
Yeovil Town
18
Romford
2β1
Chelmsford City
19
Scarborough
3β1
Netherfield
20
South Liverpool
3β0
Ossett Albion
21
South Shields
3β0
Consett
22
Stourbridge
1β3
Merthyr Tydfil
23
Tonbridge
0β0
Dartford
24
Walthamstow Avenue
2β5
Leytonstone
25
Wealdstone
2β0
Oxford City
26
Wellingborough Town
1β0
Harwich & Parkeston
27
Weymouth
1β1
Bideford
28
Whitby Town
1β1
Crook Town
29
Wigan Athletic
4β0
Chorley
30
Wisbech Town
6β1
Kettering Town
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Altrincham
3β2
Bangor City
12
Heanor Town
1β2
Grantham
17
Yeovil Town
1β0
Portland United
23
Dartford
6β2
Tonbridge
27
Bideford
1β3
Weymouth
28
Crook Town
4β1
Whitby Town
1965β66 FA Cup
See
1965-66 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.